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Software engineering (6th ed.)
Sommerville I., Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., Boston, MA, 2001. 693 pp. Type: Book (9780201398151)
This interesting and well-written book fits nicely among the many recent publications in the general area of software engineering. It is a direct competitor with Pressman’s well-known text [1]. The layout of the book is good,...
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Software engineering (2nd ed.): principles and practice
van Vliet H., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 2000. 726 pp. Type: Book (9780471975083)
This interesting and well-written book fits nicely among the many recent publications in the general area of software engineering. It is a direct competitor with Pressman’s well-known text [1]. The layout of the book is good,...
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Jul 1 2001 |
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Foundations of component-based systems
Leavens G., Sitaraman M. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2000. Type: Divisible Book
This timely, heavyweight book addresses current issues in component-based systems. It is a collection of invited, peer-reviewed papers that have not been published elsewhere. Readers will need to be quite sophisticated, because the boo...
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Jun 1 2000 |
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Software safety and reliability: techniques, approaches, and standards of key industrial sectors
Herrmann D., IEEE Computer Society, Washington, DC, 1999. 503 pp. Type: Book (9780769502991)
The presentation and analysis of methods used to achieve and assess software safety and reliability are emphasized in this well-organized, nicely written book. The book’s currency is important--it addresses issues th...
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Mar 1 2000 |
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PRIME--toward process-integrated modeling environments: 1
Pohl K., Weidenhaupt K., Dömges R., Haumer P., Jarke M., Klamma R. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology 8(4): 343-410, 1999. Type: Article
In this interesting and well-written paper, the authors do a good job of explaining the difference between existing process-centered environments (PCEs) and the PRIME environment developed in this research, as well as the need for furt...
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Feb 1 2000 |
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Measuring the software process
Florac W., Carleton A., Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., Boston, MA, 1999. Type: Book (9780201604443)
This interesting and well-written book fits nicely among the many books and publications in the general domain of software processes and software process improvement. Its niche is in statistical process control: the how and why of meas...
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Nov 1 1999 |
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ISDN and broadband ISDN with frame relay and ATM (4th ed.)
Stallings W., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999. 544 pp. Type: Book (9780139737442)
Stallings is one of the best-known authorities in datacommunications and networking. As part of his continuing effort to keepup with changes in technology, this book is an update and revision ofthe previous edition [1]....
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Jul 1 1999 |
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Evaluating Testing Methods by Delivered Reliability
Frankl P., Hamlet R., Littlewood B., Strigini L. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 24(8): 586-601, 1998. Type: Article
The authors describe efforts to better understand classical testing and debugging methods, and they suggest alternate ways of viewing tests and test results. Specifically, they address, compare, and analyze debugging versus operational...
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Jan 1 1999 |
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The Totem multiple-ring ordering and topology maintenance protocol
Agarwal D., Moser L., Melliar-Smith P., Budhia R. ACM Transactions on Computer Systems 16(2): 93-132, 1998. Type: Article
I found this paper to be interesting and well written. The authors do an excellent job of presenting examples and algorithms, as well as the results of performance evaluation. The paper is technical, and should be of interest to those ...
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Sep 1 1998 |
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Multiprotocol network design and troubleshooting
Brenton C., SYBEX Inc., Alameda, CA, 1997. Type: Book (9780782120820)
Among the many technical books, vendor-specific publications, and reference manuals available in the general area of data communication, networks, and network administration, the niche for this interesting and well-written book is comm...
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